19 Related Articles, between 2018-06-19 and 2018-06-20

Auditor General: Montreal's food truck industry is stalled. Food trucks have been operating in Montreal for more than five years now. But the city’s auditor general is calling for changes, because the industry is in decline. >>

City council votes on animals, former police chief. Montreal City Council decides on new animal control bylaw and suspended police chief Philippe Pichet’s future with the SPVM. >>

Crane operators' wildcat strike continues as they protest new regulations. Crane operators gathered in Montreal Tuesday morning to discuss what they will do about new provincial regulations. They are in the second day of a province-wide wildcat strike to protest the change in regulations for specialized construction workers. >>

Former Montreal police chief Philippe Pichet abandons efforts to get old job back. The former chief of the Montreal police force, Philippe Pichet, has abandoned efforts to get his old job back.
Mayor Valerie Plante said Tuesday that she had received and accepted his letter of resignation as police chief. >>

Formula E: Auditor General says Mayor knew ticket sales day after race. Montreal's Auditor General said that 13,646 tickets were sold for the two-day race in 2017, and that Mayor Denis Coderre knew those numbers. >>

Formula E: Ombudsman says Mayor knew ticket sales day after race. Montreal's Auditor General said that 13,646 tickets were sold for the two-day race in 2017, and that Mayor Denis Coderre knew those numbers. >>

Mayor unveils Montreal's crisis management plan. The City of Montreal launched a five year action plan on Monday, to make the city more resilient in the face of all types of disasters and risks. >>

Montreal housing market not dominated by foreign buyers: report. A new report confirms that while many Montrealers with families are moving off-island, the city's housing market is not being driven out of whack by foreign buyers. >>

Montreal's suspended police chief renounces role, will stay with force. Montreal's suspended police chief won't be returning to his post. Mayor Valerie Plante said today that Philippe Pichet has renounced his claim to the position but will stay with the force as chief inspector. >>

Mother demands action over allegations of verbal mistreatment at school. A Montreal mother says her 6 year old’s math teacher at Westmount Park Elementary School threatened to cut her child’s fingers off, and despite addressing the issue with the school board, feels they aren't taking the claims seriously. >>

Residents still having issues with Montreal Rd. buses. Residents gathered at a public meeting Monday night to address ongoing issues with buses in Vanier. >>

SPCA: Man sentenced on animal cruelty charges for trapping skunk in Plateau-Mont-Royal. In a Canadian first, a Montreal man was sentenced on criminal charges of animal cruelty for trapping a skunk and leaving it to suffer. >>

Sun Youth founder Earl De La Perralle dies at 74. Earl De La Perralle, the Montreal man who co-founded one of the city’s most beloved charitable institutions in Sun Youth over a half century ago, has died at age 74. >>

Visits to Montreal's 4 supervised drug injection sites double since last summer. Public health authorities are saying visits to Montreal's four supervised drug injections sites have more than doubled since they opened last summer. >>

Visits to safe injection sites doubled since last summer. Monthly visits to Montreal's four, supervised drug-injection facilities have more than doubled since they opened last summer and crime rates have not increased in the neighbourhoods that host the sites, according to a new report by city health authorities. >>

Woman alleges teacher threatened to cut off son's fingers with axe. A Montreal mother is furious after learning her six-year-old's math teacher threatened to cut her child's fingers off with an axe. >>